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Partner dependence and sexual risk behavior among STI clinic patients
Theresa E Senn1, Michael P Carey, Peter A Vanable
1Center for Health and Behavior, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, USA. tsenn@syr.edu
Objectives:
To investigate the relation between partner dependence and sexual risk behavior in the context of the information-motivation-behavioral skills (IMB) model.
Methods:
STI clinic patients (n = 1432) completed a computerized interview assessing partner dependence, condom use, and IMB variables.
Results:
Men had higher partner-dependence scores than women did. Patients reporting greater dependence reported less condom use. Gender did not moderate the partner dependence-condom-use relationship. Partner dependence did not moderate the relation between IMB constructs and condom use.
Conclusions:
Further research is needed to determine how partner dependence can be incorporated into conceptual models of safer sex behaviors.
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